Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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Interpretation
Jerusalem is the city of our God: none on earth render him due honour except the citizens of the spiritual Jerusalem. Happy the kingdom, the city, the family, the heart, in which God is great, in which he is all.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Mount Zion Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount Zion.
- Zaphon Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Jebel Aqra.